Mahalo e Hilo Hanakahi

Me ka lehua aʻo Panaʻewa

Me ke aloha poina 'ole

O ka malihini

 

Ua nani uluwehiwehi

Ke ʻike aku i ka nani

Me ke aloha lā o ka makamaka

Mahalo a nui

 

O ʻoe ka heke o nā pua

Ka lehua aʻo Panaʻewa

Me ka maile ʻala onaona lā

Poʻina ʻole ia

 

Haʻina mai ka puana

Mahalo e Hilo Hanakahi

Me nā kini makamaka aloha

O ka ʻāina

Thanks to Hilo of Hanakahi

And the lehua of Panaʻewa

Your welcome is unforgettable

To the visitor

 

This place is beautiful and verdant

See the beauty

The friendly and loving people
Many thanks

 

You are the best of the natives

The lehua of Panaʻewa

And the fragrant maile

So unforgettable

 

Tell the story

Thanks to Hilo of Hanakahi

The friendly and loving people

Of the land

Source: Halemanu Collection - Hanakahi, a district of Hilo was named for an ancient chief of Hawaʻii. Panaʻewa is a forest. The 3 sections of Hilo are: 1 - Hilo one (sands of Hilo situated near the sea), 2 - Hilo Hanakahi (Hilo of Hanakahi, inland toward Keaukaha, 3 - Hilo pali ku (Hilo of the upright cliff, east of Wailuku river).